Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred T. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 1993No. 92-8268PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The government brought this trespass action for damages arising when appellants clear cut timber on lakeshore property on Lake Lanier, Georgia. Appellants challenge the district court’s holding that the subject realty was unique and without market value and that the proper measure of damages under Georgia law was the cost of restoration, as well as the jury verdict itself on several grounds. We AFFIRM.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In February 1982, Tim and Avie Sullivan purchased a parcel of property located in the center of a pear-shaped peninsula on Lake…
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